Nintendo, Donkey Kong and Daft Punk: Nightbox

Nightbox are Jake (vocals), Nick (Percussion), James T. (guitar), Andrew (Bass) and James S. (electronics). Their debut EP is out now on iTunes, you can test-drive it on soundcloud.

Where are you from?

The rolling hills of Wicklow, Ireland but we’re currently based in Toronto, Canada. – Andrew

Where did you meet each other?

Myself and my brother Jake grew up in Toronto. Then we moved to Ireland a while back and met the other three lads in school there. – Nick

What are major influences to your sound?

David Wise’s work in the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack for Super Nintendo. I used to play that game a lot growing up before I ever picked up an instrument. I’d say it has definitely influenced our sound. – Jake

What’s your first musical memory?

When I was 7, I was obsessed with Daft Punk’s “Around the World”. My dad surprised me and bought me “Homework”. My first ever CD! – Jake

Are there any producers or artists you would like to collaborate with?

We were fortunate enough to work with Sebastien Grainger of Death From Above 1979 and Al-P of MSTRKRFT on the EP we just released. We respect what they’ve done with their music so it was a privilege to work with both of them. – James S.

Can you live off your music or do you have other -regular people- jobs?

We’ve all got other jobs. Nightbox is a band of bussers, baristas and bankers. – Nick